Watch this baby gorilla see Mom for the first time since birth

By P. Kim Bui, Digital First Media

Posted:
03/21/2014 08:57:52 PM CDT

A baby gorilla at the San Diego Zoo saw its family for the first time since birth.

The little gorilla was born March 12 via a rare emergency cesarean section. It then contracted pneumonia, but was well enough to take its first trip out of the veterinary hospital to meet other members of the gorilla troop, including mother Imani.

The re-introduction will take time, and it may be a bit before the baby physically goes back to its mother. Keepers held onto the baby and let troop members come see her through a protective barrier early Friday morning.